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Base Camp Starts Today
Base Camp Starts Today By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – Fourteen students from across north Mississippi will start classes today at Base Camp Coding Academy, a year-long school that will provide graduates with a job-ready skill level in computer software programming. Many of the students met their teachers during an open house hosted last…
Read MoreThorn Tickets Almost Sold Out
Thorn Tickets Almost Sold Out By Justin Geurin Herald Contributor WATER VALLEY – Main Street has recently seen an uptick in the amount of live musical performances available to the public. On Saturday, the next evolution begins with the inaugural performance event from Foster Music and Arts, owned by locals Eddie and Marie Foster. The…
Read MoreThorn Tickets Almost Sold Out
Thorn Tickets Almost Sold Out By Justin Geurin Herald Contributor WATER VALLEY – Main Street has recently seen an uptick in the amount of live musical performances available to the public. On Saturday, the next evolution begins with the inaugural performance event from Foster Music and Arts, owned by locals Eddie and Marie Foster. The…
Read MoreCounty’s Jobless Declines In April
County’s Jobless Declines In April By David Howell Editor WATER VALLEY – The county’s jobless rate continued the second straight monthly decline in April with a reported 4.9 percent of the county’s work force unemployed according to the latest statistics from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security. The decrease is a full percentage point less…
Read MoreGeorgia Fugitive Nabbed After Man Hunt
By David Howell Editor COFFEEVILLE – A 26 year-old Georgia fugitive was captured east of Coffeeville just after midnight Sunday morning following an intense 14-hour manhunt that included the largest presence of law enforcement officers assembled in the county in at least a decade. Sheriff Lance Humphreys reported Roy Dwayne Ruis was captured on County…
Read More83 Grads To Receive Diplomas
83 Grads To Receive Diplomas By David Howell WATER VALLEY – Eighty-three seniors are expected to don the blue cap and gown and walk across the platform at Tad Smith Coliseum on the Ole Miss campus Thursday night. Graduation activities will begin promptly at 7 p.m. There will be three speakers from the class: Valedictorian…
Read MoreBold Women Of God Invited To Annual Women’s Conference
Bold Women Of God Invited To Annual Women’s Conference The 6th annual B.A.D. Girls women’s conference will be held at Sanders Chapel on June 1-3, beginning at 7 p.m. nightly. The featured “B.A.D. Girls” speakers will be: Evangelist Lanell Steen of Sanders Chapel M.B. Church, Water Valley, on Wednesday; Minister Vada Hankins of Jackson Chapel,…
Read MoreCandy Tallant Operates Main Street Mainstay For 14 Years
Candy Tallant Operates Main Street Mainstay For 14 Years In recent years, downtown Water Valley has experienced a great deal of change, but one constant is Mrs. Candy Tallant and her store, the Velvet Glove. THE OUTSIDER By Justin Geurin A new Water Vallian sits down with the people that make this town special. Geurin…
Read MoreRegistration Scheduled At Water Valley Schools On Thursday From 8-12
Registration Scheduled At Water Valley Schools On Thursday From 8-12 Registration continues for 2016-17 school year at Water Valley High School and Davidson Elementary on Thursday, May 26. The registration for the high school will be held in the cafeteria at Water Valley High School from 8 a.m. until noon, and the Davidson Elementary registration…
Read MoreMemorial Day Service Is Monday
Memorial Day Service Is Monday A Memorial Day Service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, May 30, at VFW Post 4100, located at 11535 Highway 315, west of Water Valley. Speakers include state representative Tommy Reynolds and Water Valley Mayor Larry Hart. Everyone is invited to come out and honor these veterans. Refreshments will…
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